Each year the Princeton Review provides a list of the nation’s top “party schools.” But what does this mean? In the case of the Princeton Review it means that students cast a vote for their school. They might also vote …
Nov
07
Whitepaper: New Jersey’s College-Bound Students Go Out of State. Is It Worth It?
Having grown up in New Jersey I’ve heard all the jokes about our state; mobsters, Turnpike exits and Snooki are just the tip of the iceberg. But we do have good public schools and a very good flagship state university. …
Sep
15
College Board Profiles New Jersey’s College-Bound Students
Although Educated Quest is not strictly a New Jersey site, New Jersey is our home, so we have a special responsibility to share information with the hometown crowd. Today, New Jersey Spotlight reported that the College Board, the people who …
Sep
14
Mark Kantrowitz Debunks Race Myth in Whitepaper on Student Financial Aid
Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com, and the author of Secrets to Winning a Scholarship, has published a student aid policy analysis paper that debunks the race myth, which claims that minority students receive more than their fair share …
Sep
14
Whitepaper: Are Private Schools That Don’t Play Football More Generous with Need-Based Financial Aid?
While football fans in most states cheer on their flagship university or a leading private school, New Jersey still has fans who are cynical about Rutgers University’s future in the sport. Dissatisfied partisans claim that an emphasis on the sport …
Aug
30
Whitepaper: Which Numbers Matter?
Forbes and Washington Monthly recently released their college rankings, and U.S. News will follow soon. I’ll comment on the rankings in another post, but more important, I want to tell you why I don’t believe in rankings. For one thing, …
Aug
25
Whitepaper: Good Public Colleges That Don’t Play Football
Yesterday I read a story in Inside Higher Education regarding subsidies to the Rutgers University athletic program that come through student fees as well as the university’s operating budget. What caught my eye were comments that bright New Jersey students …
Aug
24
Who graduates with no debt? A whitepaper by financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz
Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FastWeb.com and FinAid.org, knows everything there is to know about student scholarships and financial aid. Kantrowitz, who financed his own college education, at MIT and Carnegie Mellon, no less, while assuming no debt, regularly testifies before …
Aug
24
Moody’s Whitepaper: How colleges and their debt are evaluated by a rating agency
If you have followed the national news over the past month you have witnessed most of the debate between the President and the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate over the size and scope of …
Aug
10
Whitepaper: The Myth of the Public Ivies
For nearly 25 years several public colleges and universities have been called “Public Ivies,” because they offered special academic programs including intensive courses and honors programs, some tied to scholarships and residence life, at state school prices. However as these …